The Court of Appeals upheld the life sentence handed down to a Kherson-based informant for the Russian Federation
The Kherson Court of Appeals upheld the legality of the sentence handed down to a 39-year-old resident of Kherson who was convicted of treason.
The court agreed with the lower court’s decision and upheld the life sentence for the defendant, who had worked on behalf of Russian forces.
"Prosecutors from the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office proved in the appellate court the legality of the sentence handed down to a 39-year-old resident of Kherson convicted of treason. The trial court sentenced her to life imprisonment with confiscation of property for passing information about Ukrainian military personnel to the enemy," according to a statement on the prosecutor’s office’s Telegram channel.
The defense attempted to appeal the decision and seek a lighter sentence, but prosecutors demonstrated that there were no grounds for doing so.
"It has been established that in 2023, the woman used Telegram to transmit geolocation data, photos, and videos of the locations of Ukrainian military personnel and equipment to Russian handlers. The information was used to adjust enemy shelling," prosecutors said.
The Kherson Court of Appeals dismissed the appeals and upheld the sentence.
The sentence under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (treason committed under martial law) has taken legal effect.
This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
An FSB agent who spied on defense facilities in Kyiv was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Earlier in Kherson, the Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian agent who was preparing a sabotage operation to infiltrate the right bank of the region.
The Counterintelligence Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine detained a woman suspected of collaborating with Russia’s FSB. According to the investigation, she coordinated airstrikes on Kyiv’s energy infrastructure and gathered information on the movements of the Defense Forces.
